Trader Joe's knockoff goes up against real Rooster sauce. Plus, the birth of nacho cheese, the fishy smell of Egyptian spring, and more in our daily roundup of food news

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A blessedly mute eggplant

The LinksTrader Joe's recently came out with its own Sriracha knock-off, and LA Weekly has not only a side-by-side comparison but a Venn diagram of how they stack up. Huy Fong, unsurprisingly, comes out as a clear (and more viscous) winner. [LA Weekly]